Healthy Living: Increasing Physical and Mental Well-Being in Youth Plan of Work

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Muhlenberg County CES

Title:
Healthy Living: Increasing Physical and Mental Well-Being in Youth
MAP:
Healthy Living: Increasing Physical and Mental Well-Being
Agents Involved:
Mackenzie Pogue
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Health
Situation:

Healthy living is one of three 4-H mission mandates and encompasses: physical activity, personal safety, mental health, addiction prevention, and diversity and inclusion.  In Kentucky 37% of youth 10-17 are overweight or obese, and 51% report not exercising regularly. 25% of youth report some form of emotional or behavioral condition and suicide rates are at record high (KY suicides per 100,000 people: 15.3, 10th highest in nation)Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health disease can affect anyone, with 1,160 reported opioid-involved deaths (a rate of 27.9 deaths per 100,000 persons) in Kentucky and Vaping nearly doubled among middle and high school students — with 27% of high school seniors reporting they had tried the product in 2018.  

Long-Term Outcomes:
Intermediate Outcomes:
Initial Outcomes:
Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Youth learning about healthy food choices through 4-H.  

Indicator: Number of youth who indicated they learned about healthy food choices through 4-H 

Method: Evaluation 

Timeline:

Intermediate Outcome: Youth learning to make healthy lifestyle choices as are result of what they learned through 4-H programming.

Indicator: Number of youth who indicated they made healthy lifestyle choices as are result of what they learned through 4-H programming. 

Method:Evaluation 

Timeline:


Long-term Outcome:Youth increasing their daily number of servings of fruits and vegetables eaten as a result of 4-H programs. 

Indicator: Number of youth who indicated they increased their daily number of servings of fruits and vegetables eaten as a result of 4-H programs. 

Method:Evaluation 

Timeline:

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Elementary School Students 

Project or Activity: Community Clubs & CloverBud Club 

Content or Curriculum: Mindful Me

Inputs: Teen and Adult Volunteers 

Date: Year Long 


Audience: Middle School Students 

Project or Activity: Community Club 

Content or Curriculum: GEM 

Inputs: Teen and Adult Leaders 

Date: Fall 


Audience: High School 

Project or Activity: STAND Club: School Assemblies, Red Ribbon Rally, Monthly Programs 

Content or Curriculum: Health Rocks!

Inputs: Teens and Adult Leaders 

Date: Year Round 



Success Stories

Chopped: 4-H Edition

Author: Mackenzie Pogue

Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General

Muhlenberg County 4-H and Youth Development Agent, 4-H Program Assistant, Family and Consumer Sciences Agent, and SNAP-Ed Nutrition Education Program assistant collaborated to offer Chopped 4-H Edition. The group followed the Super Star Chef Day Camp program. 20 students, both male and female in grades 4-7 participated. Four staff members and three volunteers worked with students in a hand-on educational setting to improve important life skills. A pre-test and a post-test evaluation was conducte

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FIT Happens, Engaging Youth in Physical Health and Mental Well-Being Skills

Author: Mackenzie Pogue

Major Program: Health

According to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, 65 percent of Kentucky’s children are not enrolled in regular physical education classes.  Kentucky Youth Advocates notes, 16% of Kentucky youth are facing anxiety or depression because of the pandemic.  Muhlenberg County Extension partnered with the local health department to tackle these pertinent issues facing our youth through the program, FIT Happens.  The goal of FIT Happens was to target high school youth, asses

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